Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

Born

7 November 1741 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

13 February 1820 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR Marie-Anne GROULX

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Born: 7 November 1741 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

Mother: Marie-Anne GROULX

Paternal grandparents: Etienne BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR , Angélique PROTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GROULX , Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT

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Louis married Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY 26 January 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY was born abt. 1752 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 16 March 1818 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY and Marie Catherine MELOCHE.

Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR died 13 February 1820 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR married

Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY
Marriage date: 26 January 1767
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY and Marie Catherine MELOCHE

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Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

Born: 4 July 1773, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY 19 February 1798 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
7 November 1741
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR and Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY 26 January 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was born 4 July 1773, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR married 19 February 1798, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.